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Example 6.2.
Prediction of commercial success of software products.
Development of managerial instructions to assure the success. As input
characteristics of the software products developed for automation of retail
business, bank activity, insurance business and I/C account three characteristics
are taken:
X
— modifiability,
X
— studiability and
X
— functionality.
Modifiability is a characteristic of software products which simplifies
introducing of necessary modifications and updating and includes characteristics
of expansibility, structuredness and modularity.
Studiability is a characteristic which allows minimization of efforts to study
and understand software programs and documentation and includes characteristics
of informativeness, clearness, structuredness and readability.
Functionality is a characteristic which shows ability of software product to
fulfill a number of the functions defined in its external declaration and satisfying
specified or implied demands of users.
As output characteristic success of software products
Y
, which includes groups
of these products with customers, their salesability, and recognising by leading
experts is considered.
Table 6.4
The real and formalized data of expert evaluations of software products
X
X
X
Y
п
1
2
3
Actual data
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
7
3
4
4
4
8
4
3
4
3
9
4
5
3
3
10
4
5
3
3
11
3
3
4
4
12
4
4
3
4
Formalized data
1
(0;0,15;0;0,3)
(0,375;0,425;0,25;0,35)
(0;0,125;0;0,25)
(0;0,075;0;0,15)
2
(0;0,15;0;0,3)
(0;0,125;0;0,25)
(0;0,125;0;0,25)
(0;0,075;0;0,15)
3
(0,45;0,55;0,3;0,3)
(0;0,125;0;0,25)
(0,85;1;0,3;0)
(0,925;1;0,25;0)
4
(0,45;0,55;0,3;0,3)
(0,375;0,425;0,25;0,35) (0,375;0,55;0,25;0,3)
(0,225;0,675;0,15;0,25)
5
(0,85;1;0,3;0)
(0;0,125;0;0,25)
(0,85;1;0,3;0)
(0,925;1;0,25;0)
6
(0,85;1;0,3;0)
(0,375;0,425;0,25;0,35) (0,375;0,55;0)25;0,3)
(0,925;1;0,25;0)
7
(0;0,15;0;0,3)
(0,375;0,425;0,25;0;35) (0,375;0,55;0,25;0,3)
(0,225;0,675;0,15;0,25)
